The amazing tale of Cork’s nasty nobleman

A new musical tells the true story of the infamous kidnapper Sir Henry, writes Colette Sheridan.

Truth really is stranger than fiction which is why a musical has been created about the legendary womaniser and gambler, Sir Henry Browne Hayes (1762-1832), who scandalised Cork with his abduction of a wealthy young woman, and ended up being deported.

Cork composers, Alan Kiely and Kevin Connolly, who created a show entitled Murder at Shandy Hall last year, starring Patrick Bergin, have put the colourful story of the